CARERS AND THE ROLE OF NEUROLOGICAL NURSES

That this House recognises the economic and psychological impact which caring responsibilities have on the 850,000 unpaid carers in the UK looking after people with long term neurological conditions; notes their huge economic contribution; values the vital role of neurological nurses in improving the quality of life of people with neurological conditions and of carers and in reducing unnecessary and costly hospital admissions; urges speedy local implementation, through joint health and social care commissioning, of specialist neurological nurse support for people with neurological conditions as described in the Best Practice Guide recently published by the Department of Health, the NHS National Workforce Projects and key third sector partners; and warmly congratulates the 56 member organisations of the Neurological Alliance for the work they are undertaking to support this group of carers and promote the role of neurological nurses.